The White House said American officials were trying to determine the veracity of that claim.
"These claims are being reviewed by IHMS to determine their veracity," he said.
The survey did not include follow-up investigations to determine the veracity of the inmates' claims.
To determine the veracity of a given statement, we often look to society's collective assessment of it.
Spitzer ordered his investigators to determine the veracity of Grubman's claims as quickly as possible, and during the ensuing few weeks he pestered Dinallo constantly.
Inevitably, this meant that there were occasions when his ability to determine the veracity of information he had come by began to warp and buckle.
"I have a strong sense of anger," Mr Abe said after an emergency cabinet meeting to discuss the crisis and determine the veracity of the video message.
N.F.L. Security is trying to determine the veracity of the claims, including whether the photos and messages were sent by Favre and not somebody impersonating him.
And while the panel said it could not determine the veracity of such accounts, members wrote in the report that they were nevertheless disturbed by what they had heard.
But Mr. Braverman, the lawyer who has represented co-op and condo boards, said that is often because tenants have to show "very little evidence" of illness and "the owner does not have a real opportunity to determine the veracity of the allegations".
